Steven Hemmings
August 31, 2016 Iain McNicol General Secretary Labour Party Labour Central, Kings Manor Newcastle, NE1 6PA Dear Iain McNicol: It is with great sadness that I write this letter, I take no pleasure in having to point out to the wider public, outside the Labour party, the tragic and pitiful state the Labour party has descended into under your stewardship. When the current state of affairs is made known to the public at large the Labour party will become a laughing stock, and that is heart breaking for all true supporters of the socialist ideals of the Labour party. Above all else the Labour party, as an organization for social justice, has to lead by example and remember that the most important components of that organization are its members. They are the lifeblood of our party, and as such should be treated with the utmost respect. If we as a party cannot demonstrate that our organization is run in a democratic manor, that is beyond reproach, we will have no moral authority to govern this country, and we will never be taken seriously by the electorate. This purge of Jeremy Corbyn voters that is currently going on under your stewardship is nothing short of a disgrace. Over 100 years of Labour party values are being flushed down the toilet, and you are the one pulling the chain. Any decent Labour member or supporter, whether they support Jeremy Corbyn or Owen Smith, will be disgusted and appalled in equal measure at this crass and openly partisan rigging of the ballot. Most members probably don’t realize what is going on because of lack of reporting in the main stream media. The following arbitrary rule that you have set up specifically for this election is wrong on so many levels. “No abuse of any kind by members or supporters shall be tolerated. All eligible members and supporters must conduct themselves in a calm and polite manner and be respectful to each other at all times. Any racist, abusive or foul language or behaviour at meetings, on social media or in any other context will be dealt with according to the Rules and procedures of the Labour Party.”
This flagrant abuse of the democratic principle of free and fair elections has no place in a democratic society, and certainly no place in the Labour party. Examples of high profile Owen Smith supporters who have not been suspended are:
Compare this with the 100 000+ Corbyn supporters already purged from the Labour party and unable to vote for comments such as “I F”””ing love the Foo Fighters” on twitter, or in my case no information provided as to what I was supposed to have said. There are now only two courses of action open to you Mr McNicol, to allow you to retain some semblance of self respect and dignity, and more importantly, reestablish the Labour party’s credibility. The first is to suspend Owen Smith from the Labour party and thus withdraw his nomination to stand in this leadership election; or secondly rescind all suspensions made in this purge of Labour party members (excluding those suspended for racial abuse) from voting, and issue ballot papers forthwith. Sincerely, Steven Hemmings Member and supporter of the Labour party’s reputation http://stevenhemmings.com/labour-purge/ 5/9/2016 09:17:09 pm
I joined the Labour Party in 2014 when Ed Milliband was leader. Since 2015 I have been truly astonished at how corrupt the Labour Party seems to be at its core. It feels as if it is run by someone like Robert Mugabe or some other equally corrupt individual and cannot in any way be considered democratic or transparent. I am truly ashamed to be in any way connected with this behaviour, which I find very abusive, dishonest and underhand. The idea that the Labour Party is a broad church is simply untrue and the majority of its members are being insulted and wilfully disregarded by certain members of the NEC and beyond.
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Tony Blampied
8/9/2016 03:52:10 pm
The Labour party in 2016 is fast becoming what must be the only major political party in the age of mass communication to be afraid of opinions.
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Bob Spearman
5/9/2016 09:17:28 pm
There are 100's of thousands of Labour Party supporters and voters who are disgusted with the undemocratic actions being taken by the NEC and its sub committees all with the explicit agreement and suspected instruction of Iain McNicol the Labour Party General Secretary - we, the people, demand you immediately stop your suspensions and revoke those suspended other than those who have been clearly racially abusive. This has to be done immediately and those whose suspensions are revoked should also receive their ballot papers for the Leadership vote.
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Bruce Hulley
6/9/2016 10:33:12 pm
Iagree that thiis purging of of JC's supporters is disgusting. this behaviour is a MAJOR CAUSE of bad blood and High tension within the party. Some have been purged for supporting greens apparantly. This is deemed wrong. john Mcternan OPENLY said in the Guardian https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206764654387105&set=gm.1823698944529932&type=3 This is very CLEARLY a TORY pointof view which, no matter how you look at it is MUCH worse than supporting te GREEN party and proves CONCLUSIVELY that NEW LABOUR MP's are INDEED Tory and do NOT have labour views. It is that UNDEMOCRATIC lot causing the problems within the party and should be removed. Trying to cheat to help these people will only SLOW the inevitable. We on the left have caught on to what has been happening over the years, and will NOT tolerate an undemocratic Labour Party.
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Gerald Giddings
11/9/2016 05:09:02 pm
As a supporter of the LP for fifty years and a member for one, this last year has opened my eyes to the corruption within the NEC/PLP, it is more akin to the Mafia than a Democratic Political Party.I have witnessed LP officials singing the praises of Tory Leadership whilst running our own leader down, Disgusting attacks on our leader by members of the PLP / NEC Whilst telling member's they must support the values of the LP. I feel so annoyed at these double standards, I shall spend the rest of my life exposing and doing my best to free the party of this corrupt cancer that is destroying it. because I care.
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